Greetings,
In an earlier blog post it was mentioned
how we had the chance to go on a retreat with the CDUC U-20 team. This Monday
we had a similar opportunity when we got to go on a retreat with the coaches of
the CDUC as well. Not only was it a nice change of pace for our team but I would
imagine that the coaches enjoyed the little break as well. The day began when
we loaded up into a bus along with the coaches and took a ride to the outskirts
of Medellin. After 45 minutes we arrived at our destination which was a
Colombian resort. This resort had just about everything you could ask for to
have a relaxing day. The facilities included a swimming pool, a soccer field, gazebos
with lounge chairs, and many other amenities.
One of the first
planned events upon arrival to the resort was a devotional covering Nehemiah
and Haggai with group discussions over the topics. After finishing the
devotional it was next time for competition, which consisted of pool activities
such as relay races. This provided a great opportunity for our team to intermix
with the coaches of CDUC by having members from each group on different teams. Upon
completion of the pool activities we all sat down to eat a well prepared lunch,
and soon after we were finished eating, with a short time period to rest and
digest, we got back into competition with a nice game of pick up soccer.
The pickup soccer
marked the last planned event and after it was over we were free to do whatever
we wanted to for the rest of the day. For some Messiah guys this was an opportunity
for them to work on their tans, and some of us might have even tried to get too
tan, returning to our rooms that night with sunburns. Many other activities
that guys chose to partake in during their free time included shooting basketball,
playing billiards, going to the sauna, or continuing to relax in the pool. One activity
that many of us did, something that most of us had probably never done before,
was to eat fresh picked mangos. We were able to do this by climbing up into
trees and knocking mangos down to teammates that were below.
Overall the day was
a lot of fun and many would probably say it was their favorite day of the trip.
As I said earlier it provided a time of relaxation for both us and the coaches,
but it also allowed us to grow closer to the people we had been working
alongside the whole week.
MMS